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Re: What do you count as a 'find'?
By: walktall Date: January 26, 2015, 3:49 am
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[quote author=Griff Grof link=topic=624.msg8954#msg8954
date=1422259560]
I guess YOSMs are fine, although there's always the argument
that there's not actually a virtual permanently at these
locations[/quote]
But they are permanent, once they are added to the YOSM list,
you can go to that location and claim it at any time :)
[quote author=Griff Grof link=topic=624.msg8954#msg8954
date=1422259560]
[member=3]walktall[/member], if you had more than one would you
count the duplicate logs too? [/quote]
I have found two YOSMs and yes they do count to my total :)
[quote author=Griff Grof link=topic=624.msg8954#msg8954
date=1422259560]
What's annoying is that GS count Lab Caches as finds but
Project-GC don't - they should at least recognise it as part of
your count if Geocaching.com do :-\
[/quote]
GS don't include them in your "My Finds" PQ, will they ever or
will they just disappear like another idea they had ::) ??? I
presume this lack of full integration by GS of Lab caches into
your finds list, is why Project-GC can't include them.
I use the site: My Geocaching Profile
HTML http://www.mygeocachingprofile.com/default.aspx,
for some of its
functionality, but due to the fact that GS does not include Lab
caches in the output of your "My Finds" PQ, they now have a
manual box where you can say how many Lab caches you've found.
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Re: What do you count as a 'find'?
By: gaz_zippy Date: January 26, 2015, 7:58 am
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I have 34 YSM finds and have them all as separate rows in GSAK
so that the correct placed date, D/T, county etc... are
recorded. I have no Lab cache finds as they just seemed like
another crackpot idea, I cannot comment on the quality of them
having not done one, but cannot understand why they are not
included in your stats as they are no longer a new phenomenon.
I also have my GC.com stats turned off and rely on a GSAK macro
that I just run, fully automated to upload to my profile so very
little required for me to do except kick it off and then click a
save button once it has finished doing its number crunching.
As for duplicate logs, other than YSM ones just delete them,
then if your milestone caches are important to you simply lock
them as described by others earlier in this thread.
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Re: What do you count as a 'find'?
By: Griff Grof Date: January 26, 2015, 11:26 am
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Right, have deleted my duplicate logs (other than the YOSMs) and
have dropped to 1,777 :)
Locked my milestones in on Geocaching.com BUT it seems like
there's no way of doing it on Project-GC, so will have to edit
them when/if they add that functionality.
I really don't know what's happening with Lab caches. I've found
1, and I would delete my log BUT I do still see it as a proper
find, it was just like a virtual with a nice twist to it - so I
don't see why GS and the stats sites aren't properly considering
them. Plus, it's always nice to have the icon... especially
since it's probably going to be a rare one since I reckon
they'll ditch the idea soon.
Or will they remove all trace of them if they are scrapped? ;)
::)
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Re: What do you count as a 'find'?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: January 26, 2015, 12:04 pm
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[quote author=Griff Grof link=topic=624.msg8957#msg8957
date=1422293189]
I really don't know what's happening with Lab caches. I've found
1, and I would delete my log BUT I do still see it as a proper
find, it was just like a virtual with a nice twist to it - so I
don't see why GS and the stats sites aren't properly considering
them. Plus, it's always nice to have the icon... especially
since it's probably going to be a rare one since I reckon
they'll ditch the idea soon.
Or will they remove all trace of them if they are scrapped? ;)
::)
[/quote]
GS seem to like to 'Pull them out' for Events, especially the
Megas... So don't think they will drop them soon.
However, as there seems to be cachers who chase, and seem happy
to get the 'codeword' to log the Lab cache, it would make the
icon 'less unique'
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Re: What do you count as a 'find'?
By: SangueG Date: January 26, 2015, 2:21 pm
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The Lab caches... something to discuss in a separate thread I
feel. But whilst it is mentioned here, I haven't found any of
the ones set up for Megas as I have only been to one Mega.
Originally I thought that was what they were going to be for, at
least to begin with. I also understood "wrongly" how they would
work. I thought they would be like a cross between Munzees and
temporary caches. Like Munzees in that you would need to be at a
specific location to be able to log them, and temporary caches
in that they would be set only for a short period. Only the
later seems to be the case. If both ideas I have just written
had been combined then it would stop people for the most part
getting the codes and logging them. But... oh well. I enjoyed
setting the one lab cache
HTML http://imgcdn.geocaching.com/cache/log/large/761c2354-6f0a-45e2-b07c-8700b9eb7d70.jpg<br
/>I hid for Yorkshire Yellow, and loved going to hunt down the l
ab
cache he hid for me which has now been hidden again as trad for
all to find.
Groundpeak just need to get their act together with what they
are going to do with these properly, including the stats. Grrr.
Anyways, back on topic...
I have only found the 1 Lab cache, and count it as a find. I
will be very upset if Groundspeak ever do a 'Challenge cache
wipe out' on them.
I have 2 YOSM finds, I count them both as finds. I don't
actively search them out, but the two I have found were in very
different locations and I enjoyed them muchly.
Separately, but sort of related to this topic, I do not log
'attends' on events hosted by myself, and so do not get any
finds for those. I am in a very small minority as far as that
practice, and have to say I have no quibbles with anyone who
does the opposite as events seem to be treated quite different
to normal trads
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